Why You Should Befriend Your BF's Mom

Our imaginary gal pal Pippa Middleton and her guy Nico Jackson seem to be going strong. Last week, a source spotted the pair "snogging aggressively" (hot) in a bar, and now we just heard that P got a very important endorsement—from Nico's mother.

According to one report, Mama Jackson thinks Pippa is "absolutely charming" and, by all accounts, she seems completely sweet herself. Which is crucial, in my opinion. While getting a guy's mom's blessing is super important, it's a two way street: you kinda have to love (or at least, like) his mom, too, if the relationship is going to work in the long run.

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Case in point: The first time I met one of my ex's moms, we were out at dinner with most of their family. During the meal, one of his brothers got into a blow-up fight with his mother, to the point that she actually stormed away from the table. And didn't come back. Not knowing what to do—and having to make a pal's birthday party later that night—I left after the dinner without saying goodbye to her. (She was M.I.A., what was a gal supposed to do?!)

As I continued dating the guy, I realized that her behavior that night was not atypical, and I couldn't really bond with her the way I'd hoped. Of course, she's not the main reason the guy and I eventually broke up, but the fact that I wasn't crazy about having her as a potential mother-in-law certainly didn't help things.

Do you dig your man's mom? Does it matter to you? Sound off in the comments.